上海市金山中学2014-2015学年高一下学期期中考试英语试卷

金山中学2014学年度第二学期高一年级英语学科期中考试卷

（时间：90分钟 满分：100分 命题：庄胥彦 审题：张伟华）

第I卷

1. Listening Comprehension (20%)

Section A Short conversations

Directions: In section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

1. A. The swimmer’s mother.

B. A news reporter.

C. A witness of the swimming.

D. The swimmer’s teacher.

2.A. Cook. B. Waitress.

C. Saleswoman. D. Secretary.

1. A. She is too busy in the summer.

B. She has to work overtime all year long.

C. She dislikes her boss.

D. The salary is not satisfactory.

1. A. Classmates. B. Teacher and student.

C. Colleagues. D. Friends.

5.A. A bank manager. B. Her superior.

C. Her classmate.D. Her husband.

6.A. Sunny. B. Cloudy.

C. Stormy. D. Rainy.

1. A. More students cycle than take the bus.

B. Students have to pay to use the bike sheds.

C. Bicycles are often stolen from the bike sheds.

D. There is inadequate shelter for bikes at the university .

8.A. Go to a movie.B.Go back home.

C. Pick up her child.D.Wait for her husband.

1. A. An art museum. B. A beautiful park .

C. A college campus. D. An architectural exhibition.

10.A. Her teeth hurt. B. She has a sleep problem.

C. Her head hurts. D. She has pulled out the bad teeth.

Section B Passages

Directions: In section B you will hear two short passages. And you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11. A. In Quebec.B. In Beijing.

C. In Toronto.D. In England.

12. A. History. B. Accounting.

C. Chinese.D. Computer Science.

1. A. He is getting married next year.

B. He and the speaker are pen-pals.

C. He is studying Chinese at Peking University.

D. He likes to play tennis in his spare time.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

1. A. It is the newest high school in Beaverton.

B. It was founded in 1990

C. It has ten communities .

D. It was founded to hold activities.

15. A. Shared decision making.

B. Good relationships.

C. A sense of community .

D. Learning.

1. A. Keeping students working hard.

B. Building a positive environment.

C. Making everyone successful.

D. Keeping students’ mental health.

Section C

Directions:In section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear the conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write answers on your answer sheet.

Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

II. Grammar and Vocabulary(18%)

Section A(9%)

Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use ONE word that best fits each blank.

Science can't explain the power of pets, but many studies have shown that the company of pets (21) _________ help lower blood pressure and raise chances of recovering from a heart attack, reduce loneliness and spread all-round good cheer.

Any owner will tell you (22) _________ a comfortable life they live with a pet. For some, an animal provides more comfort than a husband/wife. A 2002 study by Karen Allen of the State University of New York measured stress levels and blood pressure in people - half of them pet owners –while they performed 5 minutes of mental arithmetic (算术) or held a hand in ice water. Subjects completed the tasks alone, with a husband/wife, a close friend or with a pet. People with pets did it (23) _________ (well).Those tested with their animal friends had the smallest change in blood pressure and returned most quickly to baseline heart rates. (24) _________ pets in the room, people also made fewer math mistakes than when doing in front of other companions. It seems that people feel more (25 ) _________ (relax) around pets, says Allen, (26 ) _________ thinks it may be because pets don't judge.

A study reported last fall suggests that having a pet dog not only (27) _________ (raise) your spirits but may also have an effect on your eating habits. Researchers at Northwestern Memorial Hospital spent a year (28) _________ (study) 36 fat people and their equally fat dogs on diet-and-exercise programs; a separate group of 56 people without pets were put on a diet program. On average, people lost about 11 pounds, or 5% of their body weight. Their dogs did even better, losing an average of 12 pounds, more than 15% of their body weight. Researchers say dog owners didn't lose any more weight than those without dogs, (29) _________ they got more exercise overall-mostly with their dogs - and found it worth doing.

Section B(9%)

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

Many people find that regular physical activity gives them an __30___ benefit. They sleep better and wake up feeling more refreshed, in part due to increased amounts of deep sleep. Deep sleep may play a role in the body restoring itself__31____. Researchers have found that physical exercise, ___32____ done in the afternoon or early evening, ___33____ more deep sleep early in the night.

___34____ can also help you get a better night’s sleep in a number of indirect ways. The relaxation and tiredness ___ 35_____ by exercise can improve sleep.

Exercise encourages weight __36___ and also may relieve depression. Exercising later in the day can also help delay the nighttime drop in your body’s temperature. The __37____ of exercise are especially important for older people, since exercise has been shown to increase the amount of sleep senior adults get in a night and ___38__ the time it takes to fall asleep. But be sure you finish exercising at least 4 hours before bedtime—working out later than that could leave you too excited to fall asleep easily.

III. Reading Comprehension(35%)

Section A(15%)

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

The cultures of the East and the West really distinguish each other a lot. This is because the culture systems are two ___39___ systems on the whole.

The ___40___ of the eastern cultures is mainly from two countries: China and India. Both of the two cultures are gestated（孕育）by rivers. In China, the mother river is the Yellow River __41___ the Indian one is the Hindu River. These two cultures were developed for several thousand years and formed their own __42___. Then in Dang Dynasty of China, the Chinese culture __43___ went overseas to Japan, __44___ into the Japanese society and shaped the Japanese culture nowadays. Though a bit different from the Chinese one, it belongs to the same ___45___.

When the two mother rivers gave birth to the eastern culture, another famous culture was ___46___ on the Mesopotamian Plain ---- the Mesopotamian Civilization. This civilization later on developed into the cultures of the Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. And these two are well-known ___47___ the base of the European culture. Like the Chinese culture, the European one also ___48___ waters. When the colonists(殖民者) of England ___49__ in America, their culture went with them over the Atlantic Ocean. So the American culture doesn't ___50____ from the European one a lot.

At the same time, the difference of the language systems ___51____ the cultural differences. In the East, most languages belong to the pictographic language while the Western languages are mostly based on the Latin system, for example, the one I’m using to write this paper.

Other factors like human race difference counts as well. But what’s more, ___52___ the far distance and the steep areas between the East and West, the two cultures seldom communicate until recent centuries. So they grew up totally in their own ways with almost no __ 53___ with the other.

39. A. connectedB. separateC. ancientD. remote

40. A. preservationB. developmentC. resourceD. origin

41. A. ifB. untilC. whileD. as

42. A. stylesB. habitsC. waysD. means

43. A. hurriedlyB. graduallyC. unfortunatelyD. suddenly

44. A. madeB. emergedC. mixedD. applied

45. A. cultureB. nationC. influenceD. system

46. A. brought upB. brought outC. brought aboutD. brought along

47. A. afterB. asC. forD. of

48. A. crossedB. drunkC. swamD. plunged

49. A. touched down B. put downC. got downD. settled down

50. A. evolveB. judgeC. differD. rise

51. A. adds to B. results to C. turns toD. takes to

52. A. as toB. as for C. as a result of D. in spite of

53. A. impact B. difference C. connectionD. familiarity

Section B(12%)

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.

(A)

Alan Tong was the worst driver in town. He had an accident of some kind almost every week.

Alan lived with his mother. His mother was always worried about him. Every day she worried that police would turn up to arrest him. This wasn’t a foolish worry because they usually called on the Tong household about once a week to deliver a speeding ticket or to serve him notice to appear in court.

Most of his accidents were caused by his carelessness. He drove through red lights. He turned right without signaling. He drove at night without proper lights. He overtook other cars on hills and sharp curve. In short there wasn’t a traffic regulation Alan had not broken, and he had had so many accidents that it was a miracle he was still alive. But luckily for Alan, he had never hurt anyone in his accidents or even gone to the hospital.

Although Alan wasn’t popular with the police, he was very popular with his lawyer. Alan’s lawyer, Mr.Tsui, had earned a lot of money from Alan’s cases and always rubbed his hands expectantly when he saw Alan coming into his office.

One day Alan was working in the garage spraying painting his car when his mother walked in. “What are you doing?” his mother asked.

“Painting my car,” Alan replied.

“I can see that,” his mother said, “but why are you painting one side of the car red and the other side blue?” “Because every time I have to go to court for a traffic offense, there are always two witnesses (目击证人) . “What color was the car?” the prosecutor always asks, and the two witnesses always give the same answer. Well, in the future, one witness will say it was blue. Mr. Tsui will then say to the judge, “Your honor, the witnesses cannot even agree on the color of the car involved in the accident.” And the judge will have to dismiss the case against me.

54. Alan’s mother’s worries were _________.

A. unbelievable B. quite reasonable

C. silly D. unrelated to his bad driving

55. Mr. Tsui ______________ .

A. always volunteered to represent Alan in court.

B. wasn’t popular with the police

C. was good friends with Alan

D. looked forward to Alan’s visit

56. What was Alan doing when his mother spoke to him?

A. Painting his car all red. B. Painting his car two colors.

C. Painting the garage. D. Cleaning his car with a new car wash

57. Why was he doing this?

A. To confuse the evidence against him.

B. To help the prosecutor in court.

C. To make the witnesses agree.

D. To create a good impression in court.

(B)

When a child is told he is"uncool", it can be very painful. He may say he doesn't care, and even act in ways that are opposite of cool on purpose. But ultimately, these are simply ways to handle sadness by pretending it's not there.

Helping a child feel better in school had to be careful. If you say,"Why are you worried about what other children think about you? It doesn't matter!" children know that it does matter. Instead, an active way may be best. You could say,"I'm going to do a couple of things for you to help you feel better in school."

If a boy is having trouble making friends, the teacher can help him. The teacher can arrange things so that he has chances to use his abilities to contribute to class projects. This is how the other children learn how to value his good qualities and to like him. A teacher can also raise a child's popularity in the group by showing that he values that child. It even helps to put him in a seat next to a very popular child, or let him be a partner with that child in activities, etc.

There are things that parents can do at home, too. Be friendly when your child brings others home to play. Encourage him to invite friends to meals and then serve the dishes they consider"super". When you plan trips, picnics, movies, and other shows, invite another child with whom your child wants to be friends.

What you can do is to give him a chance to join a group that may be shutting him out. Then, if he has good qualities, he can start to build real friendship of his own.

58.A child who has been informed of being"uncool" may _____.
A. care nothing about it B. develop a sense of anger
C. do something uncool purposely D. pretend to get hurt very much

59.A teacher can help an unpopular child by _____.
A. seeing the child as the teacher's favourite
B. asking the child to do something for partners
C. forcing other children to make friends with the child
D. offering the child chances to show his good qualities

60.How can parents help their child fit in better?
A. By cooking delicious food for him. B. By being kind to his schoolmates.
C. By forcing him to invite friends home. D. By taking him to have picnics in the park.

61.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Children don't care about others' comments on them.
B. It's only a teacher's work to make children popular.
C. Parents should take their children out for picnic and shows more often.
D. Inviting children's friends to family activities is good for them to make friends.

(C)

Two weeks after the opening ceremony, the Games are over. The last of the three hundred gold medals has been awarded and the flags of the winners have been raised for the last time.

The final event is the closing ceremony. This occasion is always sad and happy at the same time. It is a sad occasion because the tremendous excitement is over, and it will not happen again for four years. Those who have made friends will have to say goodbye, perhaps for ever. It is also a happy occasion because the competition is over and the athletes can really show their friendship for one another.

The closing ceremony is rather like the opening. But now the Olympic flame goes out and the Olympic flag, with its five rings, is lowered. The person who closes the Games calls upon the youth of the world to meet again in four years’ time. The scoreboard lights up with the name of the city for the next Games and the band starts to play. Then the celebration starts.

All the athletes try to be at the closing ceremony. They have forgotten all their fears and worries. It does not matter whether they have done well or not. All the teams walk round the stadium together. Everybody is laughing and joking. The band plays and people start to dance.

After that, everybody in the Village clears up and gets ready to leave. Everyone is hunting for souvenirs. People exchange track suits, hats, running vests and badges. There is a last chance to take photographs and get addresses of new friends. Then each team starts its journey home.

62. The last event of the Olympic Games is ______.

A. to award the last gold medal 　　B. to raise the flags of the winners for the last time

C. to hunt for souvenirs　　　 　　D. the closing ceremony

63. At the closing ceremony, it is found that ______.

A. all are called on to meet again in four years’ time

B. there is no music

C. the name of the city for the next Games is showed

D. Olympic flame is taken out of the stadium

64. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the athletes at the closing ceremony?

A. All of them are not present at the ceremony.

B. They are competitors rather than friends.

C. They can’t help worrying about losing the games.

D. They exchange clothes for fun.

65. The underlined phrase “ clear up” in the last paragraph means ________.

A. pack up B. go away C. make clear D. do the cleaning

Section C(8%)

Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.

Not everyone is born with beautiful hair, but by learning a few about hair care, you can make your hair look its best. Healthy, attractive hair should look smooth, silky and shiny. Hair that is dull, dry, brittle or frizzy is unhealthy and unattractive. Everyday events such as shampooing, brushing and blow drying can do great damage to your hair, causing the dry, brittle, frizzy appearance.

Brushing your hair can actually help improve the shine. If you have long hair that tends to tangle on the ends, you should start brushing on the ends to remove any tangles, and work your way up to the scalp. You should never brush wet hair. When hair is wet，it is much weaker than when it is dry. Wet hair will break very easily if it is not combed very gently. If you have long hair, you should squeeze the extra water from your hair with a towel. Never rub your hair between the towel to dry it, this can cause severe breakage. Before combing, a leave-in conditioner should be sprayed on the hair to help restore shine and help remove tangles. Using a wide tooth comb, comb hair from the ends and work your way up.

Blow dryers are very convenient and many of us use them daily. If they are used incorrectly, they can cause severe heat damage to your hair. Blow drying can cause your ends to be dry, brittle and frizzy. You should allow your hair to air dry until it is about half way dry. Set your blow dryer on low or medium heat, and keep the blow dryer about six to eight inches away from your hair.

If you follow these healthy hair practices, you should notice an improvement in the condition of your hair within two to four weeks, depending on how damaged your hair is. While you are working to improve the condition of your hair, see your hairdresser or visit your local beauty supply store for more information on available products.

(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)

1. What mentioned in Para 1 can damage our hair?
   __________________________________________________________.
2. Why should we never brush wet hair?
   __________________________________________________________.
3. Unless your hair is half way dry, you are advised not to _________________________.
4. You turn to________________ or _________________for help if you aren’t sure which kind of shampoo is suitable for your hair.

第II卷

1. Translation(3+3+3+4+4=17%)

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

1. 婴儿总是对周围的一切非常好奇。（curious）
   
2. 他那冗长乏味的演讲令许多听众大为失望。（let down）

3．这位经理在管理这家公司中起到了重要的作用。（role）

4. 谈到那家工厂的工作条件，所有的工人保持沉默。(speak of)

5．教室里所有的学生都对这个令人惊讶的消息感到震惊。（shocked）

II. Guided Writing(10%)

Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given.

当朋友之间产生矛盾，该如何解决？有人倾向于当面沟通，有人选择电话交流，也有人选择电子邮件等方式。你会选择怎样的方法来解决你与朋友间的矛盾呢？作文内容须包括：

1. 你所选择的方式
2. 选择该方式的理由

金山中学2014学年度第二学期高一年级英语学科期中考试卷

参考答案

1. Listening Comprehension
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2. Grammar and Vocabulary
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   25. relaxed26. who
   27. raises28. studying
   29. but
   Section B
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3. Reading Comprehension

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Section B

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Section C

66.Everyday events such as shampooing, brushing and blow drying.

67.Because it is much weaker when it is wet and breaks easily.

68. use blow dryers.

69.your hairdresser/ visit your local beauty supply store

1. Translation

1. Babies are always curious about all the things around them./all the surroundings.
2. His long and boring lecture let down a large audience.
3. The manager plays an important role in running the company.
4. Speaking of the working conditions of that factory, all the workers kept silent.
5. All the students in the classroom were/felt shocked at the surprising news.